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R.I.P Johnny Winter

Famed blues guitarist Johnny Winter dead at 70

Johnny Winter, an American blues rock guitarist, vocalist and band leader best known for his virtuoso slide-guitar solos and raspy vocals, was found dead in a hotel room outside Zurich, Swiss police said on Thursday. He was 70.

Along with his brother, Edgar Winter, also a well known blues musician, the two revered African-American blues tradition and began performing in his teens.

Johnny, distinctive because he and brother Edgar were albino, broke into national fame in 1968, when Rolling Stone magazine dubbed him the hottest musician outside Janis Joplin.

In 1969, he played the Newport Jazz Festival, where he performed with B.B. King, one of his musical idols, and at Woodstock.

He also produced albums for his idol, Muddy Waters, in the 1970s, helping to burnish the reputation of the legendary bluesman.

Re: R.I.P Johnny Winter

He was a very hot breath of air when he came onto the music scene..No one quite like him..Fortunately he doesn't have to be missed because there are plenty of great and classic recordings left for us all... I got to see Edgar with Rick Derringer but never saw Johnny.

Rest well Johnny.

Art washes away from the Soul the dust of everyday life.---Pablo Picasso

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